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English
Etymology
Blend of for sure + -izzle (rhyming ending). Popularized by rap artist Snoop Dogg; see -izzle for details. Fo shizzle is a direct derivative of Fa Sheezy popularized by E40. They both share the same meaning and are used interchangeably. Both words first appeared on media in 1996 on Bay Area Rapper E40’s “Rapper’s Ball”.
Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
fo shizzle
- (slang, hip-hop) For sure; of course; right on
- 2001, Shawn Corey “Jay-Z” Carter, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”, The Blueprint, Roc-A-Fella and Island Def Jam
- H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
- Fo’ shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA
- 2002, Calvin Cordozar “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, Jr., “Beautiful”, Paid tha Co$t to Be da Bo$$, Doggystyle Records, Priority Records, and Capitol Records
- Guy on phone: Yo dogg we on the way to do the video
- Snoop: Fo shizzle!
2006, Mark Driscoll, Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church, Zondervan, →ISBN, page 49:Conversely, I was also a little jealous because it did sound a bit cool to have a church named after me, complete with my photo on the side of buses so that everyone would know that I was pastor izzle fo’ shizzle.
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